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Sam Parr
@thesamparr
How to get honest feedback: THE GAP.
"Hey what would you rank this out of 10?" A meeting you just had, a performance, getting a reference check on a candidate...whatever. That's what you ask.
The answers are mostly always between 7 and 9.
"Awesome. What would need to get done to get those last points to make it a perfect 10?"
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Ask The Gap: Turn Soft Praise Into Fixable Feedback
Most people give you soft praise that feels nice and fixes nothing. “Great job!” is ego candy, not a roadmap....
Wisdom/Tweets/Data
Jul 26, 2026
